Window structure



Oct. 4, 1927. 1,644,507

J. s. BERRY v wnmow STRUCTURE I Filed Jan. 8, 1927 2,Sheets-She'et 1 I INVENTOR Jo/m 510212 Berry.

Oct. 4,1927. 1,644,507

. J. s. BERRY WINDOW STRUCTURE Filed Jan. 8, 1927 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Fi ,9.v

' INVEN'IIOR' Jahn fiione Ber/1y ATToRNE Patented Oct. 4, 1927.

' um'ran starts JOHN STONE'BERRY, QEPLAINEIELD, NEW JERSEY.

' WINDOW STRUCTURE.

' Application filed January 8, 1927. Serial No. 159,868.

to be employed in connectionwith the sashes to permit them to be tilted inwardly, and at the same time to be automatically locked and held in the pivot devices when in tilted position, as well as collapsible parting strips adapted to be depressed in suitable grooves in the two sides of the window casing by means actuated by the downward movement of the upper sash. The means for actuating each parting strip is also provided with a cooperative pivot member which engages a cooperating member on the sash to form a pivot-axis for the sash. p

This arrangement has not been altogether satisfactory in actual practice for anyrebound of theupper sash when quickly drawn in to its lowest position caused'the sash to bind on its pivot-axis and because of the natureof the pivot, it was often cut off rendering the device inoperative. I

One of the objects of the present invention is to improve the various features of my prior structures and particularly toprovide a means for automatically locking the outer or upper sash to the window frame immediately upon its being supported on the pivot-axis at the bottom of thewindow casmg. I

The present invention also provides an improved construction of the operating mech-.

anism for automatically collapsing the parting strips between the two sashes actuated by the'downwa-rd movement of theupper sash, so that the parting'strips are out of the way when the upper sash is drawn to the bottom of the window casing to be swung inwardly to permit the outside of the pane to be washed. V

The foregoing'and other features of my invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification in which I have represented my; window in its preferred form after .which-l shall point out more pa'rtic clearly.

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ularly in theclaimsthose features which I i believe to be new and of my own invention.

In the drawings, r F gure 1 1s avertical section through ,a

ments applied thereto. I I

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in section along the line 2-2ofFigure 1,.showing one of the, latching devices. Figure 3 is an external View of the locking device of Figure 2. with the head of' the screw cut offtoshow the construction more Figure. 4L showsthe cooperating latching devices employed at the bottom of the lower sash.

ployed for holding the upper sash to its pivot, in enlarged perspective. p f

Figure 6 is agview, partlyin longitudinal Figure 5 shows the "latching device "etii section along the line 6 -6 of-Figure l,"of

one of the parting strips of the present inanism.

' Figur the actuating mechanism along the line 77 of Figure 6.

vention, together with its actuating mechthe parting strip along the line 8 8 of Figure 6. y 7

Figure ,9 shows the positions occupied by the two sashes when both of them are tilted inwardly. v

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference. characters denote similar parts throughout the several views,'l0 indicates a Window casing. which may be of any suitable e 7 is a transverse sectional: view of Figure 8 is a transverse sectional vi'ewof construction, and having slidably. mounted I therein a' lower sash 11 and an upper sash 12, each suspended by the usual weighted cords which in the present case are connected to the sashes by means of'metal strips 72. By this arrangement ,the points of attachment of the cords maybe, placed relatively near the bottom of the sashes to per mit' the sash'esto be tilted inwardly. Were the cordsattached near the tops of the sashes in'the usual'manner they'would not ordinarily be longenough to permit such tilting before thewei'ghts. reach the top'of the window frame; 'The o'ute'r guide strips or beading 13 for the upper sash maybe of the usual wooden or metallic type ,'si nce they are not modified inaccordance with-the present invention.

' The guide strips or beadingfor the inside 60 wlndow casing having the present improve- V the lower sash areee-chcornposed of two sections; 'a :SQCUQIL. 15L fOf Oldllfl agl. wooden 1:1 or' metellie construction; iermanently' at "f taohed Ito thewindow casing, and a section "15" p vo ed iat flew r ye dem he -f easingflby means of a-screw 16. The upper endiofthe section rl5 is preferably beveled to engLa e the correspondingly beveled lower end'oft e fixed sectio'n 14. F01 the purpose 1 I v of 11101 dingthe mqvahle'seotioninits nor nel 1" l'position-jnl al'linen ent with the ,fixed' section,

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.hous ng}?ginoiose s theends of the movable 7 members of thepetrting st ip and also sefves as a seg eupgmvl1ich rests the lower end of thehppel section e6,

in};v n embe iqs oft he paift ing stripjlavoids the use ofvr'ivets or pins extending [through the The stiuftm epfthe links the i method oonnectingfthem, to the telescopsjidesf of'the Ineinbers andiwhioh might in- 1 teif i with the rnoiie nent'of the members i by catphtng pn the edges ofothe members.

The hous1ngs45 protect theends of the links that ezg'tendheyondthe inner c-hannel menithese n erpbefs may be feistene d to; the in; plgw oeslngyhs well as toQr-eceivethe pivot pins ion the nnei g ends of-the links.

be extendedongollapsed by means actuated hy tlg e :uppe psgsh when itfis drawn to the hptt-gn ofqthe ind 0hz c.asing. For this PlI PW l k 39 t the t m f, e h p which, Ineens'of pin 48, is connected to the nneixend ofggin arm L9 rotative'iy mounteduponthe pivot.-,5i0' which carries v 1 lm ti g The housing ,is provided.

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g uigle fo i the lower end of the parting strip S t flllar tothe member 4'? zit-the top of the strip. 7

' The aimed-9 is p iovidedwvithiteethjidetiited 7 r to engege thei teeth f theireteliet on e block i the link. The pivot pin is mounted in the s1 deg; of e'housingi 5 l,se t in a; reeess; in the swndow easing; The face plate of this house i lt i et td d wn a ly as 5 to I thejlmY-r,,end'.;pf the. grooxein the *yt t t e end dth th pe f e r p l i .7 i 1 w u ip l sp l Ylde Wlth an, extenslon 61 ,ada-pted to, molve Nerticelly Within the Q ,housi -t gi fili will readily, understood when ltheruppen [sash \is drawn te, its; lowest PQSJ t'IQILthIS bloek 61 is pushed to its low?" est position thereby'collapsing the parting strip on either side of the sash allowing the upper sash to swing out in the room, pivoted on pivots 64.

In the action of my device under normal conditions, the spring 62 is not necessary; it

- is provided however to keep the parts in normal condition should for any reason the parts be compressed by other than the normal operation of the window. Y

To provide a means for swinging inwardly the upper sash, I provide a pivot 64 in the window casing on each side and this pivot is engaged by a locking device which is attached to the bottom of the upper sash. On

each side of the lower member of the upper sash I provide a member 55 having its lower portion 56 extending against the casing and forming an extended foot 57. Pivotally mounted to the member 55 is a latch 67 with extension handles 68 and spring 7 9 to maintain the latch in the position shown inFigure 6. The latch is provided on its end away from the handle 68 with an oval opening 69 which is adapted to engage the pin or pivot 64 upon downward movement and by virtue of the shape of the toe the latch will ride upon the pivot 6 1 until it is embraced by the hole or opening 69, when by the action of the spring 7 9 it will snap over and embrace the pivot 64 securely locking the upper sash to its casing in position to swing down upon the lower sash as shown in position in Figurei).

The operation of the devices described above is as follows: Whenever it is desired to tilt the sashes inwardly for cleaning or other purposes, the lower sash 11 1s drawn to the bottom of the window casing, in which position the clip 32 will engage the co-operating member 31 on each of the guide strips 15, and when the screws 20 are loosened to permit the guide strips to be swung lnwardly, the projections 29 at the top of thesash will lie beneath the shoulders 24 on the screws, as shown most clearly in Figure 3, which represents the relative arrangement of the parts at this stage of the operation. The shoulders 28 are in engagement with the tops I of extensions 26. The lower sash is thus prevented from moving upon the guide strips 15, and all of these parts may be tilted 1nwardly either to a substantlally horizontal position as indicated in Figure 9 or substantially as shown in Figure 1, which is the position in which they may be swung inwardly just enough to beheld by the bolts 34 in corresponding holes of the members 33, in case it is desired to provide an opening between the upper and lower sashes to provlde for the entrance of air for ventilation.

In order to swing the upper sash inwardly, it is drawn to the bottom of the window casing until the foot 57 of the members 55 contact with the block 61 when it is forced downward and looked upon the pivot 64,

which action operates the? parting'strip collapsing means 61 through its chain'iof mechanical movements; y y p i 4 v WVhen it is desiredto restore the's'ashes to normal'position, the upper sash is swung into its vertical position and then lifted by the handles 68 which will automatically un;

lockthe sash from its pivots and immediately upon the upward movement ofthe sash the part 55 engagesthe arm 49 and through its chain of mechanism withdraws the channel members 37 and'38 of the parting-strips from the channel member 36 so that they are in position to guide the upper sash as it is raised toward the top of the window casing. The operation of restoring the parting strips to their normal position is entirely auto matic. There is thus a positive collapsing and restoring action to the parting strips.

After the upper sash has been restored to normal position, the lower sash is swung into a vertical position, and when the screws 20 are engaged with the plates 72 on the window casing, the shoulders 24 of the screws will be withdrawn from engagement with the projections29' so that this sash ma thereafter be lifted as desired.

I wish it distinctly understood that my window structure herein described and illustrated is in the form in which I desire to construct it and thatchanges or variations may be made as may be convenient or desirable without departing from the salient features of my invention and I therefore intend the following claims to cover such modifications as naturally fall within the.

lines of invention,

7 I claim 1. A window structure, comprising a casing, a sash slidably mounted in the casing,

parting strips for the sash, each compris ing a plurality of telescoping channel elements, members connected to the several channel elements for holding. them in parallel relation, means connected to one of the members provided-with a ratchet, a vertical movable block adapted to be operatively connected to thebefore mentioned member through its intercommunicating ratchet, said I block adapted to move in the path of the sash and be moved by the sash, a stud projecting from each side of the casing in the :flpdn ithe v yindo w-sashy-feaehingfits lowesf ,td;iihebottom of the sashjpl tovided with a htch; said 1atch adaptedto engage and hold gtjhepi-'vbbon; the j a inggwhemthe sash is *fispivotally monn'ted;ahd provi'ded with fpositjone and I expanded; to l lorme l positionv t,ing+havin a pivot,ja:sesh,-imeans attached insitsr lowest position, i and means to release 1 kf 'lh device on aim 3;" n which latch a is hiqle adgptedioembrace' the stud. V

' The device of claim ,1- with the addition.

of meansztttaehed tethe bottom of the uppersashto operate the latching means.

, 6.;A window structure comprising "a, cas- 'ing having apivofliasash, means' attached' tOthe bottom of the sash provided with a latch, said latch adapted" to engage and hold i the pivoton the easilig' when thesash 5,111 7 7 its lowest position, a finger lift todisengage the pivot when raising the indow.

- 'In' testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN 'STONE BER Y. 1 

